Preparations are underway to hold a week of fun ‘green activities’ in the DT11 area in the summer but volunteers are needed to help make it a success. The DT11 Green Group is seeking volunteers to help organise The Big Green Week which will be held from Saturday 4th – Sunday 10th July. The group will be contacting community and environmental organisations to invite them to participate in the week which will cover towns and villages throughout the DT11 area.

Anyone interested in helping with The Big Green Week or planning for a greener future in any of the DT11 parishes is invited to attend a meeting at the Methodist Hall, Blandford (next to Woodhouse Gardens) on Wednesday 17th February at 7pm.

The main aim of the week is to raise green awareness and to inspire action to build more resilient and sustainable communities in the future. Organisers are keen that the events throughout the week should be fun and community based. The week will culminate with a green fair which will be held on Stour Meadows, Blandford on Sunday 10th July. It is hoped that the week will provide a springboard for green groups to be established in each parish to coordinate activities and help forward the green agenda ‘at the grassroots’.

Jo Rose says ‘We are hoping that as many people, organisations, businesses and clubs as possible will get involved in the DT11 Green Week to make it a real community effort. I believe few people now doubt the problems that we all face and the need to start making changes to ensure a reasonable quality of life for all, and a healthy environment. Get involved; help us make it happen.’

Those interested in helping to organise and take part in the green week can contact the DT11 office on

Tel: 01258 489998
e mail office@dt11forum.org.uk

Further details for those wishing to run events will be made available shortly.